Lapsed Oct 30, 2016 on the fee record · High confidence
20-year base term ends Nov 30, 2026
First maintenance fee unpaid; grace period ended.
Held by Battenfeld Technologies, Inc.
Filed Nov 30, 2006 as application 11/607,550 · Granted Oct 30, 2012
Base term, 20 years from filing
Today
Lapsed Oct 30, 2016
2006
2026
Clock starts
Nov 30, 2006
Nov 30, 2006
No longer in force
Oct 30, 2016
Oct 30, 2016
Granted
Oct 30, 2012
Oct 30, 2012
Term would have run to
Nov 30, 2026
Nov 30, 2026
base term
after the term ends
Updated Nov 15, 2026 · includes USPTO assignment & status data published Nov 15, 2026 and grant & fee data published Nov 10, 2026 (weekly) · how we know
None
Term adjustment
No prosecution delay on this record.
None
Terminal disclaimer
No disclaimer on this record.
0 of 3
Maintenance fees paid
Three maintenance fees fall due, at 3.5, 7.5 and 11.5 years from grant. This counts the ones the record shows paid.
2
Family applications on record here
Applications sharing this one's continuity chain whose file history this site holds. The family may have others.
Its term would have run to Nov 30, 2026: its 20-year base term, with no adjustment for prosecution delay. Confidence: High. from the record
How we calculated this date
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| Step | Input | Date after this step | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base term, 20 years from filing | Clock starts Nov 30, 2006, when this application, 11/607,550, was filed | Nov 30, 2026 | High confidence |
| Continuity chain | Every parent in the chain resolved | no change | High confidence |
| Patent term adjustment | None on file | no change | High confidence |
| Terminal disclaimer cap | None on record | no cap applied | High confidence |
| Patent term extension | None on file | no change | High confidence |
| Fee events | 0 of 3 maintenance fees paid | lapsed Oct 30, 2016 | High confidence |
| Computed term end | The steps above, in order | Oct 30, 2016 | High confidence |
This family
| US 8,296,988 | this patent Oct 2016 | Oct 2016 |
| US 8,516,734 | In force Nov 2026 | Nov 2026 |
The applications whose file history this site holds. The family may have others.
Assignments
Assignment documents as recorded at the USPTO, oldest first, with the reel and frame each was recorded at. A recorded assignment is a filed document, not a statement of current ownership, and the absence of a later one is not evidence that the last one still stands.
| Recorded | Assignor | Assignee | Conveyance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 22, 2007 Reel 19734, frame 620 | Yale, David; Potterfield, Russell A.; Morrow, Tim | Battenfeld Technologies, Inc. | Assignment of Assignor's Interest |
| Jun 15, 2012 Reel 28380, frame 692 | Battenfeld Acquisition Company Inc.; Battenfeld Technologies, Inc.; Clearview Battenfeld Acquisition Company LLC | The Huntington National Bank, as Agent | Security Agreement |
| Dec 12, 2014 reel/frame not recorded | The Huntington National Bank | Battenfeld Technologies, Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Dec 12, 2014 reel/frame not recorded | The Huntington National Bank | Battenfeld Acquisition Company Inc. | Release of Security Interest |
| Dec 12, 2014 reel/frame not recorded | The Huntington National Bank | Clearview Battenfeld Acquisition Company LLC | Release of Security Interest |
| Dec 12, 2014 Reel 34496, frame 619 | The Huntington National Bank | Battenfeld Technologies, Inc.; Battenfeld Acquisition Company Inc.; Clearview Battenfeld Acquisition Company LLC | Release of Security Interest |
Sources
Google Patents · The patent document at USPTO · Assignment records at USPTO
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Citations
68
later US patents cite this one
That is top 10% of utility patents granted in 2012 in our data, the only group it is compared against.
How we rank
Every date shows its work: the base term, any term adjustment or extension, any disclaimer cap, and the maintenance fee record, each with a confidence tier. How this record was built
Computed patent terms end on the dates shown. Related patents and pending applications may cover overlapping subject matter.